Lagos

• Where is Lagos?


  Lagos is in North-West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. It was originally an island.
• Population of Lagos


  In 2015 is was 15 million. (2020: 21Million)
• Average earnings in Lagos

  Large gaps between rich & poor but average is £670 per year
• How many people move to Lagos

  600,000 new per year
• Factors for Urban Pull migration

  More education (largest amount of Universities and Secondary schools.

  Better access to healthcare (basic healthcare is free)

  More access to job opportunities.
• Push factors for Urban migration

  Climate change instability makes farming unstable.

  Political unrest makes rural areas unsafe (Boko Harem).

  Wages much lower in rural areas.

  Medical care is sparse and not as good as in Lagos.
• Life Expectancy in Lagos

  In 2015 it was 53 years (2020 55 years)
• what opportunities does Lagos offer?

  Lots of earning opportunities,

  more secondary and university education

  basic health care is free

  Victoria Island: wealthy live here.

  Makoko: poor area (on the coast of Lagos Lagoon)
• Squatter Settlements


  Makoko is a Residential development characterized by extreme poverty on land that is neither owned nor rented by its occupants. Poor quality housing and amenities (water supply, sewage & electricity) which often develops spontaneously and illegally in cities in Low-income countries (LIC).
• Term


  Makoko Settlement factsDefinition75% have only 1 room

  52% have no kitchen or bathroom

  55% homes get water from wells

  55% have no piped sewage (water straight into ground.

  Government plan to demolish Makoko and make it into the venice of Africa.Location